Lincoln Dixon

Offices

U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1905 to Mar 4, 1919

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
14 years, 3 days
Lincoln Dixon spent 14 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1904–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1904
50.79%
Lincoln Dixon*, Democratic, 23,451 votes
46.59%
Anderson Percifield, Republican, 21,516 votes
 2.15%
Fred O. Lamoreux, Prohibition, 991 votes
 0.47%
William T. Carmichael, People's (Populist), 219 votes
Out of 46,177 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,935 (4.20%)
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1906–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1906
50.95%
Lincoln Dixon (i)*, Democratic, 20,049 votes
46.20%
John Kamman, Republican, 18,181 votes
 2.35%
Bertram N. Connelly, Prohibition, 924 votes
 0.50%
Alfred F. Bumpes, Socialist, 197 votes
Out of 39,351 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,868 (4.75%)
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1908–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1908
53.55%
Lincoln Dixon (i)*, Democratic, 25,231 votes
43.99%
James A. Cox, Republican, 20,726 votes
 1.91%
Henry J. Bigney, Prohibition, 901 votes
 0.55%
Alfred F. Bumpes, Socialist, 261 votes
Out of 47,119 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,505 (9.56%)
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1910–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1910
53.76%
Lincoln Dixon (i)*, Democratic, 22,001 votes
43.79%
John Kamman, Republican, 17,921 votes
 1.83%
John A. Kinnick, Prohibition, 750 votes
 0.62%
Reece C. Townsend, Socialist, 253 votes
Out of 40,925 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,080 (9.97%)
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1912–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1912
52.42%
Lincoln Dixon (i)*, Democratic, 24,250 votes
26.88%
Rollin A. Turner, Republican, 12,436 votes
 16.30%
Charles Zoller, Jr., Progressive (Bull Moose), 7,540 votes
 2.24%
Henry Thompson, Prohibition, 1,036 votes
 2.16%
William F. Carmichael, Socialist, 1,001 votes
Out of 46,263 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,814 (25.54%)
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1914–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1914
50.25%
Lincoln Dixon (i)*, Democratic, 22,795 votes
37.16%
Mauley D. Wilson, Republican, 16,856 votes
 10.18%
Roy W. Ewing, Progressive (Bull Moose), 4,619 votes
 1.44%
Ben F. Gaston, Prohibition, 651 votes
 0.98%
William F. Carmichael, Socialist, 444 votes
Out of 45,365 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,939 (13.09%)
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1916–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1916
51.47%
Lincoln Dixon (i)*, Democratic, 24,925 votes
46.99%
Mauley D. Wilson, Republican, 22,753 votes
 1.40%
Floyd N. Kissel, Progressive (Bull Moose), 677 votes
 0.14%
William F. Carmichael, Socialist, 67 votes
Out of 48,422 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,172 (4.48%)
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1918–U.S. House (District 4) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1918
50.38%
John S. Benham*, Republican, 20,745 votes
49.62%
Lincoln Dixon (i), Democratic, 20,428 votes
Out of 41,173 votes casts, the margin of victory was 317 (0.76%)
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In the 8 races for which we have results, Lincoln Dixon had a record of 7-1. That includes a record of 7-1 in 8 general elections.